Are you still doing every Slayer task you get? Are your heart grinds dragging on forever? Are you wasting points on bad unlocks when the real answer is to skip smarter, not harder? The fast route is surprisingly simple: turn off the monsters that dilute your task pool, block the heaviest weighted tasks, and Turael-skip until you hit the few tasks that actually matter. In this guide, that means prioritizing Smoke Devils, Araxxites, and optionally Abyssal Demons, while using two separate block lists to strip out the worst assignments. Want to test these strats instantly? Grab your OSRS gold at Rsorder and level up your game before the next patch hits.

The Setup Phase: Stop Polluting Your Task Pool

· Disable extra Slayer-monster unlocks

· Extend Araxxites

· Only keep Abyssal Demons if you still need XP

Before you start, turn off unlocks that add more monster types to the table: Like a Boss, Aviansies, Lizardmen, Shamans, Vampires, Hot Stuff, and Jad tasks. The logic is brutal but effective: fewer junk tasks means a better shot at the tasks you actually want. Then extend Araxxites, since they’re described as one of the best heart tasks in the game. Abyssal Demons can stay unblocked if you still want Magic, Slayer, or Prayer XP. Still, the text recommends eventually blocking them because Araxxites and Smoke Devils are more efficient at heart farming.

Best for: Grinder / Hardcore — Save Time, Boost Efficiency

The Duradel Block List: Cut the Heavyweights

· Block Metal Dragons first

· Block Dark Beasts, Black Dragons, Cave Kraken, Cal’varion, Hellhounds

· Block Abyssal Demons for faster heart rates

At Duradel, the first block is Metal Dragons, because the combined task is now extremely heavily weighted. Then block Dark Beasts and Black Dragons even though they’re fast, because the guide says speed doesn’t matter when you’re Turael-skipping — weight does. Next come Cave Kraken, Cal’varion, Hellhounds, and finally Abyssal Demons. The key claim here is that blocking Abyssal Demons is faster overall because Araxxites now compete as the superior heart task. The text even gives rough task-heart chances: Abyssal Demons ~0.56%, Smoke Devils 0.72%, and Araxxites 0.92%. That’s why the recommendation is clear: if you want the heart faster, remove the demons from your pool.

Best for: Newbie / Grinder — Save Time, Improve Task Quality

The Turael Block List: Remove the Worst Time Sinks

· Block Lizards immediately

· Block Wolves, Dogs, Skeletons, Bears, Bats, and Banshees

· Optionally swap Bats for Cows if needed

Turael’s block list is about pure annoyance removal. The guide’s first hard block is Lizards, because both desert and sulfur variants are described as slow and awkward. After that, block Wolves, Dogs, Skeletons, Bears, Bats, and Banshees — basically the longest, most annoying tasks you can get here. One important detail: Cow tasks are intentionally left unblocked in the heart setup because Duradel is already covering Calves, and you don’t want to get stuck with an unskippable task. If you want a “set and forget” version, you can trade one block slot — for example, replace Bats with Cows — but that’s a small efficiency loss.

Best for: Casual / Time-Crunched Players — Save Time, Reduce Friction

The Grind Loop: Turael-Skip Until You Hit the Good Stuff

· Take Duradel first for Smoke/Araxxite/Abyssal tasks

· Use NPC Contact to Turael-skip when you miss

· Use slaughters on Duradel, expeditious bracelets on Turael

Your loop is straightforward: talk to Duradel, try to land Smoke Devils, Araxxites, or Abyssal Demons, and if you miss, use NPC Contact to Turael-skip into a much easier task because your block lists remove so many bad options. The guide strongly recommends breaking your task streak unless you’re very close to a big point payout, because skipping is now “incredibly strong.” For gear, the text calls out the obvious: Venator Bow, blowpipe, Bow of Faerdhinen, cannon, and teleport tools. Use expeditious bracelets when Turael-skipping, and slaughters for Duradel tasks.

Best for: Hardcore Min-Maxers — Boost Efficiency, Save Sanity

The Payoff: What to Actually Do When You Get the Task

· Araxxites: simple cannon + Venator Bow route

· Smoke Devils: cannon plus luring setup

· Abyssal Demons: use an anchoring teleport scroll or splash

If you roll the right task, the execution is easy. Araxxites are described as a simple cannon-and-Venator Bow job. Smoke Devils require a more technical lure setup with a cannon and skeleton positioning. If you still keep Abyssal Demons unblocked, the guide recommends an anchoring teleport scroll to stop their teleporting, or negative mage gear to splash, which is better than using darts that move you around. That’s the whole heart farm in one sentence: eliminate bad tasks, stack the good ones, and skip until the odds work for you — and once you've mastered that flow, the surplus loot you generate can easily be turned into cheap RS gold for extra profit.

Best for: All Players — Save Time, Increase Heart Rolls

Quick Wins – Do This Now

· Turn off task-adding unlocks immediately.

· Block Metal Dragons before anything else.

· Turael-skip instead of forcing bad tasks.

Bottom-Line Benefits by Player Type

· New Players: Clearer task pool and fewer wasted skips.

· Time-Crunched Gamers: Faster path to heart tasks.

· Hardcore Min-Maxers: Best odds through weighted-task control.

· Social / Casual Players: Less grind frustration, more steady progress.